Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-15
FOREIGN.

England
The Pope has communicated the Rev
DR.. McGlynn.
The crimes bill has passed its third read
ing in parliament.
The net debt OF the Dominion on the LIST
inst, was 81 15,02 t169.
The Sultan OF Turkey refuses to sign the
Anglo Turkish treaty
Parnell is suffering from diabetes, and Is
sojourning at Carlsbad.
| The Papal missionaries will visit all the
| important cities in Ireland
The Marquis of Winchester premier
marquis of England, is dead
England and Austria are still disagreed
on the Afghan boundary question.
Nationalist of Dublin have nominated
Thomas Sexton lord mayor of Dublin.
Treasurer Kelley sent $4,000 to Parnell
on the 9th inst to help the evicted Irish
/ tenants
The Pope's commissioners TO inquire into
| the condition of affairs in Ireland have
| rived IN Dublin.
Seven persons we're instantly killed by
an explosion of naphtha in drug store
at Antwerp the other morning
An accident occurred on the Canadian
Pacific railroad near Gait, Ont, the other
J day. number Of persons were seriously
injured.
A farm house at Arnahoe, Buteshire,
Scotland, was burned the other night, and
three women and four men servants were
| burned TO death.
The ameer of Afghanistan offers pardon
and two years remission Of taxes to all
rebels who will surrender and renew their
allegiance TO him.
Two unpublished letters from Luther to
Rrenz and five from Melancthon 20 the
! Swabian reformer Lachmann, have been
] found in an old desk in a school at He'll
| bronn.
De Lesseps has issued circular an
nouncing a second issue of bonds of the
! Panama canal 10 the amount of 2O00O0000
! francs, though l0O,C00.OO0 francs are still
! n hand.
The British house of lords has passed
/ the so-called land bill-a method calculat-
] ed TO soothe the conscences of the British
! people, while the government scourged
/ Ireland with the coercion act.
Klein and Grebert, two of tie men who
have been on trial at Leipsic on a charge
]
was sentenced 70 six years in the peniten-
/ tiary and Grebert 10 tive years.
Charles Storm, one Of the worst thieves
Canada has ever known, has been convict
ed at Berlin Of horse stealing. He confess
es TO having stolen ~ valuable horses in
one township in Canada alone.
The barracks at Montreal were DESTROYED
by fire the other morning. The efforts Of
the fremen prevented the flames from
| getting into the magazine. The fire started
in the stables, and - horses were burned
A large meeting in favor of commercial
union with the United States was held in
! Port Hope, Ont, on the 9Th, at which time
addresses were delivered by Hon. Ben.
Butterworth, Erastus Wyman and others.
/ The Japanese government has decided
TO build three new war vessels of round
ship, TO cost s 100000 each. These arein
addition to seven n-of war to be built
in France and England, which are to be
completed before the year 80.
On the 9TH inst the Count Of Paris held
a reception on the Isle Of Jersey, and was
! greeted by his admirers who came over in
thousands from the French shore with
shouts Of "TJee le Eoi" which he had the
|
An action has been instituted against
the managers of the American exhibition
at London to restrain the rifle shooting
done by the Wild West combination dur
ing their performances the compliments
alleging that the shooting is "A nuisance.
While a detachment of soldiers were
being drilled at Jasz Bereny, the capital
| Of Jaszygi, Hungary, the instructing Off
Ger threw away lighted fuse which fell
upon quantity of dynamite The dyna-
mite exploded, killing q men and injuring
IS others
The town OF Macy Karolyi. Hungary,
was destroyed by a hurricane and water
spout recently. The site Of the town and
adjoining district is converted into vast
lake Many persons lost their lives The
| people of the town believed the day Of
! judgment had come.
The Wen Chow river in China has over
flowed its banks, submerging miles OF ter
ritJry. Thousands Of persons are believed
to have been drowned. The sunerings of
the survivors is described as terrible.
| Chucho W city is submerged and the inhab-
itants have taken 20 boats.
The French cabinet has decided to dis
miss from office all French mayors who
were in any way concerned in the royaist
manifestations in honor of the Count OF
| Paris during his visit to the Isle Of J Jersey
At the reception rendered the Comte de
Paris on the island of Jersey few days
ago, that individual said: You may be
sure we shall win before long. The mon
archy will come without violent effort
and by gentle transition, for our organ
ization is in training and everything is
ready. The new government will get into
! immediate working order, and on tho
eventful day l. helped by all good French
men, shall be king